WWI U.S. Army M-1917 Corp of Engineers Hand Painted Helmet

 

This is an original WWI M-1917 Helmet. The helmet is camouflage hand painted most likely after the war. The front of the helmet has a brass Army Corp of Engineers insignia and a brass Lieutenant Bar. The is a hand painted U.S. Army of Occupation Patch on the right side and the U.S. Army Railhead and Station Regulating Patch. The helmet is missing rim rround the edge has its original liner and chin strap.